Director, PowerED™
Athabasca University's Office of the Vice President, University Relations is currently recruiting for the position of Director, PowerED™.
The Director, PowerED™ is a senior strategic leader, providing direction and oversight on the execution of projects to align with goals and objectives identified in Like No Other. The Director, PowerED™ is responsible for leading a team of talented individuals, for seizing opportunities to develop partnerships of value, and pursuing thought-leadership opportunities – positioning PowerED™ and Athabasca University as a leader in innovative online education.
The award-winning PowerED™ by Athabasca University unit offers online, on-demand micro-learning products for individuals seeking to upskill and reskill, corporate training for organizations who want to lift up their team members and their results and provides digital learning consulting services including instructional design services and agile online course development responding to client organizational needs.
A detailed Position Profile can be viewed at:Director, PowerED™
For further information regarding this position, please contact Jennifer Pascoe, Vice President University Relations, at [email protected].
Athabasca First
Wherever possible, AU seeks to attract and hire qualified team members to reside in the Athabasca region. We will offer relocation assistance for the right candidate should you decide to relocate to the Town of Athabasca. As a resident of the town or county of Athabasca, you can choose to work on and from our beautiful campus in Athabasca.
To discover the Town and Region of Athabasca, go to: Visit Athabasca.
What AU Offers:
Benefits and Pension eligibility differs based on employee group and may include:
- Defined Benefits Pension Plan
- Alberta Health Care
- Extended Health Care
- Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Vacation
- Office Closure between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Discretionary Benefit Fund
- AU Course Allowance
- A Variety of Leaves (e.g., Maternity/Parental/Adoption, Compassionate Care, etc.)
- Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Educational credentials will be verified before an offer of employment is extended. An offer of employment is conditional upon verification of educational credentials.
All educational credentials must be recognized in Canada.
E-Transcripts shared directly from your Post-Secondary Institution via email are acceptable.
WES https://www.wes.org/ca/ may be used to verify international educational credentials. Processing time for verification of international qualifications may take up to one month; please plan accordingly.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.
Athabasca University encourages applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, persons of any gender identity and expression, and members of visible minorities.
Where applicants have equal skills, abilities, and experience, candidates residing within or willing to relocate to the County of Athabasca will be given preference.
Working outside of Canada is not supported by Athabasca University. You are legally not permitted to work for Athabasca University if you are living outside of Canada.